# Sacked Ukrainian defence minister Fedorov calls for wartime presidential elections

https://mins.news/en/item/25785

- France 24, 2026-08-19 06:06 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260819-ukraine-s-sacked-defence-minister-mykhailo-fedorov-calls-for-wartime-presidential-elections

> Popular former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov called Tuesday evening for presidential elections during wartime, saying the country faced a governance crisis. His dismissal last month triggered protests across Ukraine that lasted several days. It was the first such demand by a Ukrainian political figure since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in 2022.

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